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Applications & Installations
e-Storage to deliver 200 MWh BESS for OX2 in NSW e-Storage has been tapped to provide the 100 MW up to two-hour battery energy storage system for the Muswellbrook hybrid solar farm and battery project being built at the site of a former coal mine in the New South Wales Hunter Valley.
David Carroll
Oct 07, 2026
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Technology & Products
Australian tech companies team up to deliver successful drone flights An Australian-made drone fitted with a perovskite solar cell array fabricated by New South Wales-based Halocell and lightweight battery packs built by Queensland-headquartered Li-S Energy has completed a milestone endurance flight as the companies work towards commercialisation of the technology.
David Carroll
Oct 07, 2026
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Technology & Products
Synchronous condensers essential in push for renewables As Australia’s power grids transition from centralised fossil-based generation to decentralised, renewable sources, system stability has become a critical challenge. Synchronous condensers have emerged as a key solution for ensuring grid reliability.
Md Ohirul Qays & Iftekhar Ahmad
Oct 06, 2026
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Applications & Installations
Horizon advances solar and battery solution to power remote WA town The plan to power the remote Western Australian mining town of Leonora with up to 60% renewable energy is tracking well with all 3,780 panels that make up the new 2.4 MW solar farm now installed and other key infrastructure in place.
David Carroll
Oct 06, 2026
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Applications & Installations
Aula Energy plans 1.8 GWh battery to ‘optimise’ 330 MW solar farm The owner of one of Australia’s biggest solar farms has revealed plans to add a 1.8 GWh battery energy storage system at the site in central west New South Wales as it seeks to overcome limitations associated with the intermittent nature of solar energy.
David Carroll
Oct 06, 2026
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Research & Development
Utility solar generation reaches record highs in NEM Output from Australia’s large-scale renewable energy assets continues to climb with the nation’s utility PV and wind power plants generating a total of 5.44 TWh of clean energy in September, delivering a 7% increase on the same time last year.
David Carroll
Oct 06, 2026
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Markets & Policy
Administrators seek buyer for Brisbane-based battery maker Administrators are seeking buyers for Queensland-based battery maker RedEarth Energy Storage after the company entered voluntary administration.
David Carroll
Oct 06, 2026
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Applications & Installations
Origin plans 4.9 GWh expansion of Eraring battery precinct Origin Energy has unveiled plans to boost the size of the battery system being built at the site of its Eraring coal-fired power station in New South Wales, aiming to increase the energy storage facility’s overall capacity to 1,200 MW / 8,600 MWh.
David Carroll
Oct 05, 2026
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Applications & Installations
Energy Bay strikes deal for 70 MW rooftop solar, 300 MWh battery rollout Energy Bay will install about 70 MW of rooftop solar and 300 MWh of battery energy storage capacity across 240 properties after signing what it says is the Australia’s largest renewable energy deal among domestic commercial property landlords.
David Carroll
Oct 05, 2026